Toronto, Ontario: Effective January 2, 2008, Canadian university faculty, students and staff will now be supported by one Resource Sharing Agreement amongst institutions. The new agreement will extend standardized reciprocal interlibrary loan / document delivery privileges across Canada. The agreement includes:
- loan of books between participating universities at no charge
- four day turnaround time from receipt of the request to the date the item is sent
- three week loan period for books and other material that has to be returned to the supplying library
- a standard charge for provision of photocopied articles and other material that does not need to be returned to the supplying library
As a basic principle, all parties have agreed to exhaust local resource sharing opportunities before borrowing from each other.
The four signatories are Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL), Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universities du Québec (CREPUQ), and Council of Atlantic University Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèque universitaires de l’Atlantique.
This agreement builds on the past collaborative success of these four regional library consortia. Since May 2002 most Canadian universities have supported a reciprocal borrowing agreement to extend university-level library resources across the country, enabling in-person borrowing on the part of faculty, students and staff at participating institutions.
“This resource sharing agreement reflects the commitment of university libraries in creating the best possible educational opportunities and advancing Canada’s research and innovation agenda. Successful researchers tend to be intensive readers. Yet, no single university can provide all the materials required by their faculty and students. Thus the success of Canadian research is heightened by the collaborative efforts of university libraries to supply requested resources.” (Cynthia Archer, University Librarian York University and Chair of OCUL)
Friday, December 14, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
New ANTS Tutorials - November 2007
Five new tutorials have been added to the ANimated Tutorial Sharing (ANTS) website since October:
1. Art Index (Wilson Web edition) by Richard Baer (Camosun College).
2. Sociological Abstracts (CSA) by Paul Betty (Regis University) - ANTS
first U.S. contributor.
3. CINAHL Advanced Search Tutorial (EBSCOhost) by Duncan Dixon (Trinity
Western University).
4. CIHAHL Headings Tutorial (EBSCOhost) by Duncan Dixon (Trinity Western
University).
5. A Model for the Process of Informational Research (ANTS first Inforamtion
Literacy Tutorial) by Bill Badke (Trinity Western University).
The ANTS site is located at http://ants.wetpaint.com
The ANTS Team
1. Art Index (Wilson Web edition) by Richard Baer (Camosun College).
2. Sociological Abstracts (CSA) by Paul Betty (Regis University) - ANTS
first U.S. contributor.
3. CINAHL Advanced Search Tutorial (EBSCOhost) by Duncan Dixon (Trinity
Western University).
4. CIHAHL Headings Tutorial (EBSCOhost) by Duncan Dixon (Trinity Western
University).
5. A Model for the Process of Informational Research (ANTS first Inforamtion
Literacy Tutorial) by Bill Badke (Trinity Western University).
The ANTS site is located at http://ants.wetpaint.com
The ANTS Team
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
NISC Databases on EBSCOhost
COPPUL has sent out an invitation to members to participate in an offer for the following NISC databases on EBSCOhost:
Arctic & Antarctic Regions (new)
Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Gender Studies Database
Left Index (new)
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
Women's Studies International
COPPUL currently subscribes to several of these databases on the EBSCOhost platform. In conjunction with the renewal of these databases, this offer is extended to non-participating members to join if they are interested.
This offer includes two new unsolicited offers from EBSCO for Arctic & Antarctic Regions and the Left Index.
Deadline for replies:
December 14, 2007 for Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Gender Studies Database, Left Index, Women's Studies International.
January 18, 2008 for Arctic & Antarctic Regions, Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies,Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun at debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Arctic & Antarctic Regions (new)
Child Development & Adolescent Studies
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Gender Studies Database
Left Index (new)
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
Women's Studies International
COPPUL currently subscribes to several of these databases on the EBSCOhost platform. In conjunction with the renewal of these databases, this offer is extended to non-participating members to join if they are interested.
This offer includes two new unsolicited offers from EBSCO for Arctic & Antarctic Regions and the Left Index.
Deadline for replies:
December 14, 2007 for Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Family & Society Studies Worldwide, Gender Studies Database, Left Index, Women's Studies International.
January 18, 2008 for Arctic & Antarctic Regions, Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies,Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun at debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Royal Society Journal Packages
COPPUL has sent out an invitation to members to participate in an offer for the following Royal Society Journal Packages:
Package S: Excellence in Science Collection
Package A: Physical Sciences Collection
Package B: Biological Sciences Collection
Package H: History of Science Collection
Online access to theRoyal Society Digital Journal Archive, dating back to 1665 and containing more than 60,000 articles, will be exclusive to Royal Society Journal Package subscribers as of January 2008.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: (from vendor)
The Royal Society Digital Journal Archive is easily the most comprehensive archive in science and contains some of the most significant scientific papers ever published. The development of this digital resource means that the Society's online collection now contains every paper ever published in the Royal Society's journals - from the very first peer-reviewed paper in Philosophical Transactions in 1665 to the most recent interdisciplinary article in Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Seminal research papers include accounts of Michael Faraday's groundbreaking series of electrical experiments, Isaac Newton‚s invention of the reflecting telescope and the first research paper published by Stephen Hawking. For further information visit http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/archive
Deadline for replies: November 30, 2007.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun at debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Package S: Excellence in Science Collection
Package A: Physical Sciences Collection
Package B: Biological Sciences Collection
Package H: History of Science Collection
Online access to the
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: (from vendor)
The Royal Society Digital Journal Archive is easily the most comprehensive archive in science and contains some of the most significant scientific papers ever published. The development of this digital resource means that the Society's online collection now contains every paper ever published in the Royal Society's journals - from the very first peer-reviewed paper in Philosophical Transactions in 1665 to the most recent interdisciplinary article in Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Seminal research papers include accounts of Michael Faraday's groundbreaking series of electrical experiments, Isaac Newton‚s invention of the reflecting telescope and the first research paper published by Stephen Hawking. For further information visit http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/archive
Deadline for replies: November 30, 2007.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun at debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
New ANTS Tutorials
Four new database tutorials and one new "Using ANTS" tutorial have been added to the ANimated Tutorial Sharing (ANTS) website since August:
CBCA from Richard Baer at Camosun College
JSTOR from Richard Baer at Camosun College
CINAHL from Duncan Dixon at Trinity Western University
NCJRS from Richard Baer at Camosun College
"How to Upload Camtasia Studio files to DSpace" by Richard Baer at Camosun College.
The ANTS Team
CBCA from Richard Baer at Camosun College
JSTOR from Richard Baer at Camosun College
CINAHL from Duncan Dixon at Trinity Western University
NCJRS from Richard Baer at Camosun College
"How to Upload Camtasia Studio files to DSpace" by Richard Baer at Camosun College.
The ANTS Team
ANimated Tutorial Sharing Project Announcement
The ANTS Working Group would like to announce that we have a new site and new location for uploaded tutorials (in addition to DSpace).
The new ANTS site (which integrates the Web Page and Wiki onto one site, is now found at:
http://ants.wetpaint.com
Anyone can register to make postings to this wiki or receive RSS feeds from it. In addition, you can also set up you own personal profile so people can learn more about each contributor.
Beyond this, you should notice that we expanded our repertoire of potential tutorials so that we now have a listing of Information Literacy Tutorials identified for development. Many institutions are creating some wonderful ones, and we now welcome contributions for tutorials that are not strictly e-resource tutorials. People have been asking us whether we would accept different types of tutorials and we always said yes. Now we have an official list for them.
Another new development is that we now have an additional site that you can go to in order to view tutorials and locate source code. It is located at our Screencast.com site which Techsmith so graciously allowed us to test this year for free. The Screencast.com site is a step forward as it (1) displays some tutorials – especially Camtasia ones – better than DSpace, and (2) as it provides people with the code they need to embed tutorials on Web Sites or blogs. This new site is located at:
http://www.screencast.com/users/ants/folders/Database%20Tutorials
One last bit of news: ANTS is currently doing some Beta testing on BLIP.TV. We like it as it has some wonderful push technology that would enable us to notify people of the existence of any new tutorial via some very popular Internet sites.
Both the Screencast.com and the Blip.TV sites allow people to embed source code for each tutorial. Both sites allow creators to retain ownership and assign creative commons rights so that others can use your tutorials. We still require people to upload files to DSpace initially for security and archival purposes. But we will then be moving files to sites where embedding code is available - as several people have requested it as a feature they would like to see added to the project.
The ANTS Team.
The new ANTS site (which integrates the Web Page and Wiki onto one site, is now found at:
http://ants.wetpaint.com
Anyone can register to make postings to this wiki or receive RSS feeds from it. In addition, you can also set up you own personal profile so people can learn more about each contributor.
Beyond this, you should notice that we expanded our repertoire of potential tutorials so that we now have a listing of Information Literacy Tutorials identified for development. Many institutions are creating some wonderful ones, and we now welcome contributions for tutorials that are not strictly e-resource tutorials. People have been asking us whether we would accept different types of tutorials and we always said yes. Now we have an official list for them.
Another new development is that we now have an additional site that you can go to in order to view tutorials and locate source code. It is located at our Screencast.com site which Techsmith so graciously allowed us to test this year for free. The Screencast.com site is a step forward as it (1) displays some tutorials – especially Camtasia ones – better than DSpace, and (2) as it provides people with the code they need to embed tutorials on Web Sites or blogs. This new site is located at:
http://www.screencast.com/users/ants/folders/Database%20Tutorials
One last bit of news: ANTS is currently doing some Beta testing on BLIP.TV. We like it as it has some wonderful push technology that would enable us to notify people of the existence of any new tutorial via some very popular Internet sites.
Both the Screencast.com and the Blip.TV sites allow people to embed source code for each tutorial. Both sites allow creators to retain ownership and assign creative commons rights so that others can use your tutorials. We still require people to upload files to DSpace initially for security and archival purposes. But we will then be moving files to sites where embedding code is available - as several people have requested it as a feature they would like to see added to the project.
The ANTS Team.
Portico Webcasts - CORRECTION
Portico has just notified COPPUL that there are unique meeting IDs for each webcast.
Here is the logon information by session:
Friday, October 26th at 1:00 pm PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Monday, October 29th at 11:00 am PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/222674870
Meeting ID: 222-674-870
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Portico apologies for any confusion.
Here is the logon information by session:
Friday, October 26th at 1:00 pm PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Monday, October 29th at 11:00 am PDT
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/222674870
Meeting ID: 222-674-870
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
Portico apologies for any confusion.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Portico Webcasts Confirmed
The two Portico webcasts announced previously have been confirmed for:
Friday, October 26
at 1:00 pm PDT (2:00 pm in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 3:00 pm in Manitoba)
Monday, October 29
at 11:00 am PDT (12:00 noon in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 1:00 pm in Manitoba)
All COPPUL staff are welcome to join either webcast. The login information is:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
The webcast is expected to last approximately 90 minutes.
Please note that Ken DiFiore who is the lead for the Friday session will not be available for the Monday webcast. If you have a choice of days, you may want to consider attending the Friday session for more in-depth information.
Friday, October 26
at 1:00 pm PDT (2:00 pm in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 3:00 pm in Manitoba)
Monday, October 29
at 11:00 am PDT (12:00 noon in Alberta and Saskatchewan; 1:00 pm in Manitoba)
All COPPUL staff are welcome to join either webcast. The login information is:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/205845405
Meeting ID: 205-845-405
Conference number to use: 800-747-5150
Use access code: 4551128
The webcast is expected to last approximately 90 minutes.
Please note that Ken DiFiore who is the lead for the Friday session will not be available for the Monday webcast. If you have a choice of days, you may want to consider attending the Friday session for more in-depth information.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Nominations Sought for the COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award
Nominations are now open for the COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award. (Apologies for any duplication in posting).
This new award will be given to an individual or team, working in a member library, that has made an outstanding contribution to the consortium.
Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.
Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.
Procedures:
Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.
Nominations must include:
* Name of individual being nominated, and home institution
* Description and impact of the exemplary contribution
* Contribution to the COPPUL mission
* Other supporting/relevant documentation
* Name of nominator and home institution
* One letter of support (the ‘seconder’)
Deadline for nominations:
January 31, 2008.
Nominations are to be sent to Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> at the COPPUL Office. A decision will be made by the Directors at the spring 2008 meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.
The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.
This new award will be given to an individual or team, working in a member library, that has made an outstanding contribution to the consortium.
Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.
Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.
Procedures:
Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.
Nominations must include:
* Name of individual being nominated, and home institution
* Description and impact of the exemplary contribution
* Contribution to the COPPUL mission
* Other supporting/relevant documentation
* Name of nominator and home institution
* One letter of support (the ‘seconder’)
Deadline for nominations:
January 31, 2008.
Nominations are to be sent to Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> at the COPPUL Office. A decision will be made by the Directors at the spring 2008 meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.
The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.
Portico Webcast Offered for COPPUL Members
Portico is inviting COPPUL members to participate in one of its webcasts to learn more about the Portico solution to e-journal preservation.
Portico is proposing webcasts on either:
Friday, October 26 at 1:00 pm PDT
Monday, October 29 at 11:00 am PDT
If you would like to participate in a webcast on one of those dates, please contact Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> by Friday, October 19. Invitation details will follow if there is enough interest to proceed with these sessions.
Portico is proposing webcasts on either:
Friday, October 26 at 1:00 pm PDT
Monday, October 29 at 11:00 am PDT
If you would like to participate in a webcast on one of those dates, please contact Sandy Slade <coppul@royalroads.ca> by Friday, October 19. Invitation details will follow if there is enough interest to proceed with these sessions.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
RefWorks Alumni Program
COPPUL has issued an invitation to members to participate in an offer to add the Alumni program to their existing RefWorks subscriptions at a discounted price.
The program is intended for institutions that wish to provide continued access to RefWorks for their alumni.
If your institution is able to monitor usage by alumni users (via proxy server), you will be asked to provide usage reports to RefWorks on a periodic basis. If not, RefWorks will enable your graduating students to convert their accounts to "Alumni" status, and RefWorks will track usage and provide you with an online report within Administrative Central.
An annual license fee, with a maximum number of alumni use applies. Pricing is tiered and is based on the size of your institution.
For more information on this offer, contact Sandy Slade coppul@royalroads.ca
The program is intended for institutions that wish to provide continued access to RefWorks for their alumni.
If your institution is able to monitor usage by alumni users (via proxy server), you will be asked to provide usage reports to RefWorks on a periodic basis. If not, RefWorks will enable your graduating students to convert their accounts to "Alumni" status, and RefWorks will track usage and provide you with an online report within Administrative Central.
An annual license fee, with a maximum number of alumni use applies. Pricing is tiered and is based on the size of your institution.
For more information on this offer, contact Sandy Slade coppul@royalroads.ca
ALPSP Learned Journals Collection
COPPUL has sent out an invitation to members to participate in an offer from Swets for the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Learned Journals Collection (ALJC).
The ALJC is a package of e-journals that offers content from 53 publishers. There will be a total of 728 titles in the full 2008 collection. In addition, there are nine subject-specific sub-collections available:
Archaeology & History
Law
Life Sciences
Linguistics & Arts
Medicine
Religion & Philosophy
Science
Social Sciences
Technology
The ALJC offers an umbrella license with a straightforward pricing model. End-users are given access to the ALJC through SwetsWise Online Content, Swets' e-journal gateway.
The pricing model of the ALJC is composed of two (2) elements:
1. E-content fee: calculated based on the value of the institution's existing holdings maintained in the two (2) years prior to the ALJC license.
2. E-Access fee: calculated as a percentage of the list price included in a given package.
RESPONSE DEADLINE: October 15, 2007.
For more information on this offer, contact Sandy Slade coppul@royalroads.ca
The ALJC is a package of e-journals that offers content from 53 publishers. There will be a total of 728 titles in the full 2008 collection. In addition, there are nine subject-specific sub-collections available:
Archaeology & History
Law
Life Sciences
Linguistics & Arts
Medicine
Religion & Philosophy
Science
Social Sciences
Technology
The ALJC offers an umbrella license with a straightforward pricing model. End-users are given access to the ALJC through SwetsWise Online Content, Swets' e-journal gateway.
The pricing model of the ALJC is composed of two (2) elements:
1. E-content fee: calculated based on the value of the institution's existing holdings maintained in the two (2) years prior to the ALJC license.
2. E-Access fee: calculated as a percentage of the list price included in a given package.
RESPONSE DEADLINE: October 15, 2007.
For more information on this offer, contact Sandy Slade coppul@royalroads.ca
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Revising COPPUL's Strategic Plan
The COPPUL Directors will be meeting in person on September 17-19 to revise COPPUL's strategic plan. All working groups have been invited to contribute to the revision.
This is a general invitation to all staff at member institutions to participate in the process. If you are not currently in one of the working groups and would like to suggest initiatives to include in the new plan, please send your comments to Sandy Slade at coppul@royalroads.ca by Friday, September 7.
The current COPPUL Strategic Plan can be viewed at http://www.coppul.ca/keydocs/strategy.html
This is a general invitation to all staff at member institutions to participate in the process. If you are not currently in one of the working groups and would like to suggest initiatives to include in the new plan, please send your comments to Sandy Slade at coppul@royalroads.ca by Friday, September 7.
The current COPPUL Strategic Plan can be viewed at http://www.coppul.ca/keydocs/strategy.html
ANTS News
Two new tutorials have been added to the ANimated Tutorial Sharing (ANTS) Project - http://www.brandonu.ca/library/coppul/ - which contains Open Source Tutorials for other libraries to access, modify and use.
The new tutorials are:
* Modern Language Association (EBSCOhost) Tutorial - added June 2007.
* CINAHL (EBSCOhost) Tutorial - added August 2007.
This brings the total number of tutorials in ANTS to 12.
In other news, ANTS has been gaining international attention. It has been bookmarked in several social bookmarking sites and mentioned in documents and presentations from Finland and Italy, and a blog from France. Two international volunteers have agreed to contribute tutorials to the ANTS project. They are Virginia Bender, West Virginia University, who volunteered to do two Medline tutorials, and Ann Tenglund, St. Bonaventure University, NY, who volunteered to do an English version of the tutorial for the Academic Search Premier database.
Carmen Kazakoff Lane, Brandon University, did a presentation on ANTS at the ACRL Conference held March 29 - April 1, 2007 in Baltimore. Her peer-reviewed contributed paper "Providing Innovative Services to 'Our Users' in the World of Web 2.0: The ANTS Initiative." was published in the Conference Proceedings.
For more information on the ANTS Project, contact Carmen at kazakoff@brandonu.ca
The new tutorials are:
* Modern Language Association (EBSCOhost) Tutorial - added June 2007.
* CINAHL (EBSCOhost) Tutorial - added August 2007.
This brings the total number of tutorials in ANTS to 12.
In other news, ANTS has been gaining international attention. It has been bookmarked in several social bookmarking sites and mentioned in documents and presentations from Finland and Italy, and a blog from France. Two international volunteers have agreed to contribute tutorials to the ANTS project. They are Virginia Bender, West Virginia University, who volunteered to do two Medline tutorials, and Ann Tenglund, St. Bonaventure University, NY, who volunteered to do an English version of the tutorial for the Academic Search Premier database.
Carmen Kazakoff Lane, Brandon University, did a presentation on ANTS at the ACRL Conference held March 29 - April 1, 2007 in Baltimore. Her peer-reviewed contributed paper "Providing Innovative Services to 'Our Users' in the World of Web 2.0: The ANTS Initiative." was published in the Conference Proceedings.
For more information on the ANTS Project, contact Carmen at kazakoff@brandonu.ca
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Books 24x7
COPPUL added Books 24x7 to its list of subscriptions on August 1st. The recent offer resulted in seven libraries upgrading their subscriptions to join the COPPUL agreement and five new subscribers.
Books 24x7 has extended its offer to the end of September due to the positive response from COPPUL members. Libraries can join the license until then and have their subscriptions prorated to either start on September 1st or October 1st, expiring July 31, 2008. The Books 24x7 trial account has been reactivated until August 31st.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Books 24x7 has extended its offer to the end of September due to the positive response from COPPUL members. Libraries can join the license until then and have their subscriptions prorated to either start on September 1st or October 1st, expiring July 31, 2008. The Books 24x7 trial account has been reactivated until August 31st.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Books 24x7
COPPUL has issued an invitation to members to participate in an offer for Books 24x7. The offer is conditional upon (1) current subscribers upgrading their level of access and/or adding new collections; and (2) adding 50,000 FTE in new subscribers.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Books 24x7 collections included in this offer are:
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Books 24x7 collections included in this offer are:
- ITPro
- EngineeringPro
- BusinessPro
- FinancePro
- ExecBlueprints
- ExecSummaries
- Well-BeingEssentials
- ProQuest’s relationship in this offer is to act as invoicing agent and first point of contact.
- Books 24x7 is amenable to multi-year agreements (2 or 3 year).
- Annual fees are fixed regardless of content added during the subscription term.
For more information about this offer, contact Debbie Braun debbie.braun@accesscomm.ca
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
New tutorial for America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts
There is a new tutorial for the America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts databases. It is avaiable from the ANimated Tutorial Sharing Project - http://www.brandonu.ca/library/coppul/ - which contains Open Source Tutorials for other libraries to access, modify and use as they wish. All tutorials are Flash tutorials and include Audio.
To access the new tutorial go to: https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/44659
From here you can either view the tutorial by selecting the SWF (Shockwave Flash) file, or download the source code for editing in ViewletBuilder by selecting the QVP File.
ANTS is an inter-institutional collaborative project created by COPPUL and it contains tutorials created by professional librarians. Most are for E-resources identified for tutorial development via our Wiki list - http://wiki.uwinnipeg.ca/index.php/COPPUL_Tutorials. This list is dynamic and can be added to if you want to see a tutorial developed for another
e-resource not on it.
Contributions to the project are open to everyone, and all are welcome to use these tutorials.
To access the new tutorial go to: https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/44659
From here you can either view the tutorial by selecting the SWF (Shockwave Flash) file, or download the source code for editing in ViewletBuilder by selecting the QVP File.
ANTS is an inter-institutional collaborative project created by COPPUL and it contains tutorials created by professional librarians. Most are for E-resources identified for tutorial development via our Wiki list - http://wiki.uwinnipeg.ca/index.php/COPPUL_Tutorials. This list is dynamic and can be added to if you want to see a tutorial developed for another
e-resource not on it.
Contributions to the project are open to everyone, and all are welcome to use these tutorials.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award
COPPUL is pleased to announce a new award to be given to an individual or team, working in a member library, that has made an outstanding contribution to the consortium.
The Outstanding Contribution Award may be given annually to recognize exemplary contributions to the mission of COPPUL.
Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.
Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.
Procedures:
A call for nominations will be sent out before November 15 each year to all COPPUL listservs and posted on the COPPUL Blog.
Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.
Nominations must include:
Nominations are to be sent to the COPPUL Office. Discussion of the award will be led by the Director(s) of the institution(s) employing the nominee(s) at the March meeting. A decision will be made by majority vote of the members present at that meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.
The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.
The Outstanding Contribution Award may be given annually to recognize exemplary contributions to the mission of COPPUL.
Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.
Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.
Procedures:
A call for nominations will be sent out before November 15 each year to all COPPUL listservs and posted on the COPPUL Blog.
Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.
Nominations must include:
- Name of individual being nominated, and home institution
- Description and impact of the exemplary contribution
- Contribution to the COPPUL mission
- Other supporting/relevant documentation
- Name of nominator and home institution
- One letter of support (the ‘seconder’)
Nominations are to be sent to the COPPUL Office. Discussion of the award will be led by the Director(s) of the institution(s) employing the nominee(s) at the March meeting. A decision will be made by majority vote of the members present at that meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.
The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Canadian Electronic Library / ebrary meeting at CLA Conference
From Gary Gibson, Gibson Library Connections:
I am writing today to invite you to join us for our “third annual ebrary / CEL users group meeting” to be held in conjunction with the CLA Conference in St. John’s this month.
This is an annual event where we bring both current customers and other interested parties together to discuss issues of common interest concerning e-books in general and ebrary and Canadian Electronic Library in particular.
This is not a sales presentation or product demonstration but rather a roundtable discussion covering topics relevant to you and your organization that will help both ebrary and Gibson Library Connections better serve the Canadian market and adapt to the ever changing landscape.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
Subscription or perpetual access?
Key licensing issues
Desired interface enhancements
New or revised product offerings
Consortia opportunities
Your participation at this gathering will help shape the future of CEL & ebrary services in Canada and your feedback is extremely valuable.
When: Thursday, May 24th, 7:30 am
(We’ll wrap up by 8:45 to get you to your first conference session)
Where: Delta Hotel, Governor Gower Room
120 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL
What: Roundtable Meeting with continental breakfast
Hosts: Gary & Bob Gibson, Gibson Library Connections
Bryan Keane, ebrary Regional Sales Manager
Please RSVP by May 11th.
Due to high demand at the Conference hotel we are faced with limited space availability so we ask that if you are unable to attend that you contact us about designating an alternate contact to represent your organization but that otherwise you treat this as a personal invitation.
Thanks & Regards, Gary
I am writing today to invite you to join us for our “third annual ebrary / CEL users group meeting” to be held in conjunction with the CLA Conference in St. John’s this month.
This is an annual event where we bring both current customers and other interested parties together to discuss issues of common interest concerning e-books in general and ebrary and Canadian Electronic Library in particular.
This is not a sales presentation or product demonstration but rather a roundtable discussion covering topics relevant to you and your organization that will help both ebrary and Gibson Library Connections better serve the Canadian market and adapt to the ever changing landscape.
Some of the topics we will cover include:
Subscription or perpetual access?
Key licensing issues
Desired interface enhancements
New or revised product offerings
Consortia opportunities
Your participation at this gathering will help shape the future of CEL & ebrary services in Canada and your feedback is extremely valuable.
When: Thursday, May 24th, 7:30 am
(We’ll wrap up by 8:45 to get you to your first conference session)
Where: Delta Hotel, Governor Gower Room
120 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL
What: Roundtable Meeting with continental breakfast
Hosts: Gary & Bob Gibson, Gibson Library Connections
Bryan Keane, ebrary Regional Sales Manager
Please RSVP by May 11th.
Due to high demand at the Conference hotel we are faced with limited space availability so we ask that if you are unable to attend that you contact us about designating an alternate contact to represent your organization but that otherwise you treat this as a personal invitation.
Thanks & Regards, Gary
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Withdrawn Print Journals
Call for expressions of interest in withdrawn print journal titles University of Saskatchewan Library.
The University of Saskatchewan Library has recently withdrawn a number of print journal titles which are duplicated in electronic form via the JSTOR electronic journal subscriptions. These titles were removed to meet the physical requirements of the newly created University Learning Centre and the Library Transformation Project. The Library is now in the process of disposing of these withdrawn print volumes through calls for expressions of interest. First priority will be given to interested U of S departments and colleges and then Saskatchewan and other Canadian libraries.
If you are interested in considering these titles for your library's collection please review the policies and procedures document which outlines the responsibilities of the requestor and the review process for expressions of interest. This document, along with a list of available titles, including holdings information and linear cm measurements, can be found on the University of Saskatchewan's website at: https://library.usask.ca/ULC-LTP. Expressions of interest may be submitted via email to Ken Ladd, Associate Dean (ken.ladd@usask.ca) and must be received by May 15, 2007.
For more information, or if you have any questions about the dispersal process or the list of titles please contact Carol Shepstone, Head Access Services (carol.shepstone@usask.ca) or Ken Ladd, Associate Dean (ken.ladd@usask.ca).
The University of Saskatchewan Library has recently withdrawn a number of print journal titles which are duplicated in electronic form via the JSTOR electronic journal subscriptions. These titles were removed to meet the physical requirements of the newly created University Learning Centre and the Library Transformation Project. The Library is now in the process of disposing of these withdrawn print volumes through calls for expressions of interest. First priority will be given to interested U of S departments and colleges and then Saskatchewan and other Canadian libraries.
If you are interested in considering these titles for your library's collection please review the policies and procedures document which outlines the responsibilities of the requestor and the review process for expressions of interest. This document, along with a list of available titles, including holdings information and linear cm measurements, can be found on the University of Saskatchewan's website at: https://library.usask.ca/ULC-LTP. Expressions of interest may be submitted via email to Ken Ladd, Associate Dean (ken.ladd@usask.ca) and must be received by May 15, 2007.
For more information, or if you have any questions about the dispersal process or the list of titles please contact Carol Shepstone, Head Access Services (carol.shepstone@usask.ca) or Ken Ladd, Associate Dean (ken.ladd@usask.ca).
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Transitioning to Open Access: Action and Advocacy
Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 9:00 - noon
Earl and Jennie Lohn Floor Policy Room
Simon Fraser University - Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
The Canadian Library Association's Task Force on Open Access (OA) warmly invites you to join the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) for a presentation and discussion on transitioning to open access. This is a pre-conference to the PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference 2007 (http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/index.php).
Presentations from three speakers, Heather Joseph (SPARC), Heather Morrison (CLA Task Force on Open Access), and Kathleen Shearer (CARL) will begin the half-day. These will be followed by discussion groups which will look at topics such as:
If you have already registered for the PKP conference, please register again for the CLA preconference. The two registrations can be combined into one single payment if desired.
CLA members: $40
non-members: $50
The website for Transitioning to Open Access: Action and Advocacy is http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/cla-pre-conference.php.
Earl and Jennie Lohn Floor Policy Room
Simon Fraser University - Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
The Canadian Library Association's Task Force on Open Access (OA) warmly invites you to join the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) for a presentation and discussion on transitioning to open access. This is a pre-conference to the PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference 2007 (http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/index.php).
Presentations from three speakers, Heather Joseph (SPARC), Heather Morrison (CLA Task Force on Open Access), and Kathleen Shearer (CARL) will begin the half-day. These will be followed by discussion groups which will look at topics such as:
- What policy and advocacy initiatives could my library undertake to promote open access to scholarly literature?
- What policy and advocacy initiatives could the CLA and/or CARL undertake to promote open access to scholarly literature?
- Sharing successful initiatives (and failures) that have been undertaken at your institution to promote open access/changes to the scholarly communications system.
If you have already registered for the PKP conference, please register again for the CLA preconference. The two registrations can be combined into one single payment if desired.
CLA members: $40
non-members: $50
The website for Transitioning to Open Access: Action and Advocacy is http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/cla-pre-conference.php.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Global Market Information Database (GMID) from Euromonitor International has been added to the list of COPPUL subscriptions.
Euromonitor is extending a 15% discount to new and existing subscribers. COPPUL’s subscription term runs from Feb. 15, 2007 to Feb. 14, 2008. Current subscribers will join the COPPUL agreement (with a 15% discount) when their direct subscriptions come up for renewal. They will be pro-rated to the common renewal date of Feb. 15, 2008. New subscribers are welcome to join at any time.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Euromonitor International's Global Market Information Database (GMID) is an online business information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources. 205 countries are researched, with extended coverage of 52.
Euromonitor is extending a 15% discount to new and existing subscribers. COPPUL’s subscription term runs from Feb. 15, 2007 to Feb. 14, 2008. Current subscribers will join the COPPUL agreement (with a 15% discount) when their direct subscriptions come up for renewal. They will be pro-rated to the common renewal date of Feb. 15, 2008. New subscribers are welcome to join at any time.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Euromonitor International's Global Market Information Database (GMID) is an online business information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources. 205 countries are researched, with extended coverage of 52.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Elsevier Book Series on ScienceDirect
COPPUL has issued an invitation to members to participate in a subscription to Elsevier's Book Series on ScienceDirect.
Available Book Series include:
Subscription Period: January 1 to December 31, 2007 (pro-rated from May 1).
Response Deadline: Monday, April 16, 2007.
Members should respond to Debbie Braun at COPPUL.
Available Book Series include:
- Business, Management & Economics Package
- Chemistry Package
- Life Sciences Package
- Methods in Enzymology
- Psychology Package
- Social Sciences Package
Subscription Period: January 1 to December 31, 2007 (pro-rated from May 1).
Response Deadline: Monday, April 16, 2007.
Members should respond to Debbie Braun at COPPUL.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Canadian Learning Commons Conference 2
Canadian Learning Commons Conference 2: Continuing the Conversation
April 29 - May 1, 2007
UBC and SFU
Whether your institution is considering creating a learning commons, has reached the planning stage, or is up and running, you are invited to join colleagues from across North America for the second annual Canadian Learning Commons Conference in Vancouver, BC, April 29 - May 1, 2007.
Simon Fraser University Student Learning Commons and Library, in partnership with the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and University of British Columbia Library, are pleased to host this opportunity to "continue the conversation" begun last year at the University of Guelph.
Registration is now open. The conference program is still being finalized so check back for more details as the program evolves.
Elaine Fairey and Simon Neame
2007 Conference Co-Chairs
http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/clcc2/index.html
April 29 - May 1, 2007
UBC and SFU
Whether your institution is considering creating a learning commons, has reached the planning stage, or is up and running, you are invited to join colleagues from across North America for the second annual Canadian Learning Commons Conference in Vancouver, BC, April 29 - May 1, 2007.
Simon Fraser University Student Learning Commons and Library, in partnership with the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and University of British Columbia Library, are pleased to host this opportunity to "continue the conversation" begun last year at the University of Guelph.
Registration is now open. The conference program is still being finalized so check back for more details as the program evolves.
Elaine Fairey and Simon Neame
2007 Conference Co-Chairs
http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/clcc2/index.html
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Canadian Social Investment Database (CSID)
COPPUL has issued an invitation to members to participate in a TAL/COPPUL coordinated subscription to Canadian Social Investment Database (CSID) from Jantzi Research Inc.
Information about the product: http://www.jantziresearch.com/index.asp?section=2&level_2=3
Subscription Period: 01-April-2007 to 31-March-2008.
Response Deadline: Friday, March 23, 2007.
Members outside Alberta should respond to COPPUL.
Members in Alberta should respond to TAL.
Information about the product: http://www.jantziresearch.com/index.asp?section=2&level_2=3
Subscription Period: 01-April-2007 to 31-March-2008.
Response Deadline: Friday, March 23, 2007.
Members outside Alberta should respond to COPPUL.
Members in Alberta should respond to TAL.
Gibson Library Connections presentation
The UBC Library will be hosting a presentation by Gary Gibson, of Gibson Library connections, along with his counterparts from Alexander Street Press, ebrary and Paratext. The presentation will take place on Thursday, April 19, just prior to the opening of the BCLA Conference, and is open to library staff from other COPPUL institutions.
Eileen Lawrence, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Alexander Street Press will be sharing the latest news and demonstrating many of the newly released products from this publisher of collections in the humanities and social sciences.
Gina McCue, Vice President North American Sales for ebrary will talk about recent developments from this eContent services & technology provider and supply information about plans for 2007 relating to new functionality and content.
Eric Calaluca, President of Paratext will be presenting their three databases: 19th Century Masterfile, an index to periodicals, books, patents, newspapers, and government documents for that period; Reference Universe, a resource integrating print reference sources with online databases; and Public Documents Masterfile, an electronic guide to U.S. and international public documents covering over 200 years.
Gary Gibson will wrap up with information about some of the other publishers he represents, including Xrefer and InteLex Past Masters.
To register, go to: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/booking/description.cfm?sessionid=3806
Eileen Lawrence, Vice President Sales & Marketing for Alexander Street Press will be sharing the latest news and demonstrating many of the newly released products from this publisher of collections in the humanities and social sciences.
Gina McCue, Vice President North American Sales for ebrary will talk about recent developments from this eContent services & technology provider and supply information about plans for 2007 relating to new functionality and content.
Eric Calaluca, President of Paratext will be presenting their three databases: 19th Century Masterfile, an index to periodicals, books, patents, newspapers, and government documents for that period; Reference Universe, a resource integrating print reference sources with online databases; and Public Documents Masterfile, an electronic guide to U.S. and international public documents covering over 200 years.
Gary Gibson will wrap up with information about some of the other publishers he represents, including Xrefer and InteLex Past Masters.
To register, go to: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/booking/description.cfm?sessionid=3806
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
NetLibrary Collection 4
COPPUL will start NetLibrary Collection 4 on March 1. The collection will be commonly referred to as COPPUL IV and libraries will see the collection listed in that way in the NetLibrary Resource Centre, where ownership and use reports can be generated.
There will be 14 libraries participating in this new collection:
Athabasca U.
Concordia U.C.
Malaspina U.C.
Simon Fraser U.
Thompson Rivers U.
Trinity Western U.
U.C. of the Fraser Valley
U. of Alberta
U. of Lethbridge
U. of Manitoba
U. of Regina
U. of Saskatchewan
U. of Victoria
U. of Winnipeg
An updated copy of the NetLibrary user guide and the latest consortia eligible title list have been sent to the participants.
There will be 14 libraries participating in this new collection:
Athabasca U.
Concordia U.C.
Malaspina U.C.
Simon Fraser U.
Thompson Rivers U.
Trinity Western U.
U.C. of the Fraser Valley
U. of Alberta
U. of Lethbridge
U. of Manitoba
U. of Regina
U. of Saskatchewan
U. of Victoria
U. of Winnipeg
An updated copy of the NetLibrary user guide and the latest consortia eligible title list have been sent to the participants.
RefWorks Hosting
COPPUL sites that chose to have their RefWorks/RefShare subscriptions hosted on OCUL's Scholars Portal will migrate in late April and early May. Invoices will be sent out in April and cover the period May 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008. The cost for hosting is $500 Cdn for RefWorks and $250 Cdn for RefShare.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Designing Web Sites Course
Limited space is still available in ACRL's 4-week online course, "Designing Web Sites for Academic Libraries, Part 1."
The course will be offered March 5-31. Participants will learn the basics of Web site planning and design and content development, with a concentration on academic libraries. The course will also examine Web standards, usability, and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced.
Complete information, including learning outcomes and requirements, and a link to registration are available online at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/webdesign1.htm. This seminar is delivered through WebCT.
The course will be offered March 5-31. Participants will learn the basics of Web site planning and design and content development, with a concentration on academic libraries. The course will also examine Web standards, usability, and accessibility. XHTML and CSS (external) will be introduced.
Complete information, including learning outcomes and requirements, and a link to registration are available online at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlproftools/webdesign1.htm. This seminar is delivered through WebCT.
Friday, February 9, 2007
E-Books News
NetLibrary Collection 4 to be opened March 1. Members to confirm participation by Friday, February 23.
Books 24x7 offer is being prepared. Dates and pricing not yet confirmed.
Elsevier has submitted an unsolicited offer for its Life Science Book Series with the option to include its other e-book series. COPPUL's E-Books Task Group is evaluating the offer and its timing.
Books 24x7 offer is being prepared. Dates and pricing not yet confirmed.
Elsevier has submitted an unsolicited offer for its Life Science Book Series with the option to include its other e-book series. COPPUL's E-Books Task Group is evaluating the offer and its timing.
Forthcoming Conference Calls
RefWorks participants conference call with OCUL Scholars Portal staff scheduled for Thursday, February 15, 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST. Alternate call scheduled for Tuesday, February 20, 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST.
COPPUL Executive Committee conference call scheduled for Monday, February 19, 1:00-2:00 pm PST.
COPPUL Executive Committee conference call scheduled for Monday, February 19, 1:00-2:00 pm PST.
Forthcoming Meetings
COPPUL Directors spring 2007 meeting to be held March 15-16 in Vancouver.
ICOLC Conference to be held April 22-25 in Montreal.
COPPUL Directors fall 2007 meeting to be held September 13-15 in Saskatoon.
ICOLC Conference to be held April 22-25 in Montreal.
COPPUL Directors fall 2007 meeting to be held September 13-15 in Saskatoon.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Product News
COPPUL licenses the Music Index from EBSCO.
COPPUL licenses International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) from ProQuest.
COPPUL licenses International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA) from ProQuest.
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